Test Review: Barkley deficits in executive functioning scale (BDEFS)

Keywords

Test Review, Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale

Abstract

The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS), authored by Russell A. Barkley and published by Guilford in 2011, is an individually administered assessment tool that may be used to evaluate adults ages 18 to 81. The purpose of this measure is to screen those who may be experiencing executive functioning (EF) deficits in self-organization, self-restraint, self-motivation, self-regulation of emotion, and self-management to time. Although it is not meant to be a diagnostic instrument, the BDEFS can be administered in a clinical, research, or industrial-organizational setting as a time and cost-efficient means of identifying those with potential difficulties. The BDEFS is both theoretically and empirically based, and its conceptualization was well grounded in the literature on executive functioning.

Original Publication Citation

Allee-Smith, P. J., Winters, R. R., Drake, A., & Joslin, A. K. (2013). Test review: Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS). Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 31(1), 80-83

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Language

English

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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